relict

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An “abundance of unique, isolated communities … have provided refugia for many ancient plant species” and sheltered “… an extraordinary number of areas of relict vegetation … where natural processes continue unaltered.”

From Los Angeles Times

In particular, its deep canyons and associated subterranean caves, which may have retained relict life from the last glacial era, might host unique and very precious ecosystems.

From Scientific American

The Kern National Wildlife Refuge is 11,249 acres of “natural desert uplands, a relict riparian corridor and developed marsh,” according to its website.

From Los Angeles Times

A 2014 survey found more than 70,000 vacant houses, many of them relicts of the mass exodus from the city that began in the 1950s.

From Washington Times

Such worrying statistics have helped catalyze the creation of 11 safe zones across vulture territory in South Asia, centered on areas where relict populations are hanging on.

From Science Magazine